British company to buy PBSJ

August 3, 2010

TAMPA - A British company plans to buy Tampa-based engineering company PBSJ Corp. in a transaction worth $280 million.

On Monday, PSBJ announced it would be acquired by WS Atkins plc for about $17.14 per stock share. PBSJ will become a U.S. subsidiary of Atkins under the direction of PBSJ Chief Executive Officer Robert Paulsen.

Tampa City Council backs away from airport stop for high speed rail

July 30, 2010

TAMPA - After hearing from transportation officials Thursday, the City Council backed off an effort to get money for a high-speed rail stop at Tampa International Airport.

Group seeks money to nix New Tampa bridge project

July 15, 2010

NEW TAMPA - Opponents of a proposed bridge across Interstate 75 to connect Tampa Palms and West Meadows are seeking financial support to keep the challenge going.

Group seeks money to nix New Tampa bridge project

July 15, 2010

NEW TAMPA - Opponents of a proposed bridge across Interstate 75 to connect Tampa Palms and West Meadows are seeking financial support to keep the challenge going.

Planning for a 'super region' in central Florida's future

July 1, 2010

Floridians wince at the seemingly endless sprawl of development in the Sunshine State. But regional planner and University of Pennsylvania professor Jonathan Barnett thinks Florida is well ahead of most states in smart regional planning.

Tampa airport website aims to recruit more airlines, destinations

Iorio to devote final year as mayor to bringing light rail to Tampa

June 1, 2010

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio stood to the side, hands clasped beneath her chin, watching as Hillsborough commissioners voted last month to put a sales tax referendum on the November ballot to help pay for light rail.

Task force sifts through plans to demolish, replace St. Petersburg Pier

January 6, 2010

Plans to demolish the Pier in downtown St. Petersburg and replace the waterfront landmark with a new structure much closer to the shore inched closer to reality on Tuesday.

'Could be days' before I-4 completely reopens

January 14, 2010

PLANT CITY - It could be days before all eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 near Plant City are open again, authorities said this morning.

Roadwork not doing the job

January 12, 2010

WASHINGTON - A federal spending surge of more than $20 billion for roads and bridges in President Barack Obama's first stimulus has had no effect on local unemployment rates, raising questions about his argument for billions more to address an "urgent need to accelerate job growth."

You Can't Believe Everything You Read

January 13, 2010

(ASCE President Blaine Leonard's response to the above AP article)

I've been surprised at how readily people have accepted as fact the conclusions offered in a recent Associated Press news article that claims that the transportation funding in the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) failed to have an impact on unemployment. The authors seemed to have relied on information that many have pointed out is, at best, incomplete.

Resign or be fired, HRT chief is told by 4 board members

December 31, 2009

NORFOLK, VA - Four Hampton Roads Transit board members from three cities have asked President and CEO Michael Townes to resign or face possible dismissal over spiraling cost overruns to build Norfolk's light-rail starter line.

State officials hit major milestone in effort to build high-speed rail from Tampa to Orlando

July 7, 2009

TAMPA - This week marks a major milestone in Florida's quest for high-speed rail.

State transportation officials will submit their first application for billions in federal stimulus money to help pay for a rail line connecting Tampa and Orlando.